# Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing

https://mins.news/en/item/80994

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 21:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmx2z92xx57no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Passengers on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flydubai flight say one pilot stabbed the other and appeared to try to disable the aircraft. After the plane plunged about 17,000ft, passengers entered the cockpit and subdued him. The flight diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; the injured pilot was stable and the attacker was arrested.

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